The Holy Bible

248 Leviticus 10

10

The Sin of Nadab and Abihu

And Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, took either of them his

censer, and put fire therein, and put incense thereon, and offered

strange fire before the Lord, which he commanded them not.

And there went out fire from the Lord, and devoured them, and

they died before the Lord.

Then Moses said unto Aaron, This is it that the Lord spake, saying,

I will be sanctified in them that come nigh me, and before all the

people I will be glorified. And Aaron held his peace.

¶ And Moses called Mishael and Elzaphan, the sons of Uzziel the

uncle of Aaron, and said unto them, Come near, carry your

brethren from before the sanctuary out of the camp.

So they went near, and carried them in their coats out of the camp ;

as Moses had said.

And Moses said unto Aaron, and unto Eleazar and unto Ithamar,

his sons, Uncover not your heads, neither rend your clothes ; lest ye

die, and lest wrath come upon all the people : but let your brethren,

the whole house of Israel, bewail the burning which the Lord hath

kindled.

And ye shall not go out from the door of the tabernacle of the

congregation, lest ye die : for the anointing oil of the Lord is upon

you. And they did according to the word of Moses.

¶ And the Lord spake unto Aaron, saying,

Do not drink wine nor strong drink, thou, nor thy sons with thee,

when ye go into the tabernacle of the congregation, lest ye die : it

shall be a statute for ever throughout your generations :

and that ye may put difference between holy and unholy, and

between unclean and clean ;

and that ye may teach the children of Israel all the statutes which

the Lord hath spoken unto them by the hand of Moses.

¶ And Moses spake unto Aaron, and unto Eleazar and unto

Ithamar, his sons that were left, Take the meat offering that

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

10

11

12